Trump & Dawkins Confused Why White Supremacists Might Like Them
The retweet (or “RT” in shorthand) is a funny thing. It can serve many purposes, some of which are contradictory: signal boosting, positive endorsement, an effort to draw negative attention to …
Did Luis Suarez’s Biting Break His Fast?: A World Cup / Ramadan Update
It’s a World Cup Ramadan, the first one since the 1980s. It’s like a White Christmas? Kind of? Except Ramadan is more like Lent than Christmas. Never mind. Today marks …
#TwitterTheocracy: How Anti-Blasphemy Laws Are Tools of Oppression
Recently, the case of Meriam Ibrahim made international headlines. The story was that she, a pregnant Christian woman married to a Christian, was being accused of apostasy and sentenced to death …
Unveiled: A Look Back on the Hijab
I, along with two other former Muslim women (Marwa Berro of Between a Veil and a Dark Place and Reem Abdel-Razek), recently spoke with Valerie Tarico about our experiences with the hijab. This …
To Those Defending Alleged Marks & Spencer Religious Exemptions
Edited to ensure clarity on the fact that the incident with an M&S cashier was an isolated incident rather than a reflection of M&S overall policy. As a former Muslim …
Allah’s Little Ambassador: What Hijab Is & Isn’t
A few weeks back, I gave a talk at the first Sexy Secular Conference in Akron, OH, with the title Virgins, Raisins, & Sexy Serving Boys: Decoding Female Sexuality in Islam. …
Dawkins Has It Pretty Good, Honey: An [Ex-]Muslima’s Perspective
The first in my family to fly after September 11th, 2001 was my wheelchair-bound, arthritic grandmother. An international traveler of many years, she had carried the same pair of small, …
The Huffington Post’s Resident Conspiracy-Theorist Creationist
I’ve always had mixed feelings about The Huffington Post. They make money with notorious clickbait and yet don’t pay their non-staff writers. Their UK political editor is someone who, despite being an …
